Merzbow "Dharma" 2XHNI 2XH 003 2001 (49:38)I'm Coming to the Garden .... No Sound, No Memory (5:21)
Akashiman (4:32)
Piano Space for Marimo Kitty (7:54)
Frozen Guitars and Sunloop/7E 802 (31:51)Apparently 50 discs worth of Merzbow just isn't enough for me ... I had to go and order another one. Silly, especially considering that I've barely scratched the surface of my Merzbox. Dharma is a universal order tenet of Buddhism. It is the essential function or nature of a thing. Masami Akita's way to enlightenment has always been 'noise' and the four tracks that make up "Dharma" are no exception. "I'm Coming to the Garden .... No Sound, No Memory" starts off innocently enough but by the third minute thick textures consume the stereo field. A single looped shard of electrical current defiantly blasts through the backdrop. "Akashiman" marches on with prototypical tangled sound, mostly in higher frequencies. That's the first 10 minutes. The next 8 is "Piano Space for Marimo Kitty". Here Akita loops a short and odd piano melody while weaving in restrained waves, that is until the mid point when he can no longer resist the urge to bury everything in swirling sonic chaos. The final track is the near 32 minute zen monster "Frozen Guitars and Sunloop/7E 802". By the latter half of the piece, the mass is reduced to a dulled roar that feels like it's descending and ascending simultaneously. It's as deceptive as the digipack packaging: simple white and black on the outside with panels of pastel colors hidden within. Now to delve into that daunting Merzbox while my ears and brain are still acclimated to the noise ...
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via Forced Exposure.